North America

Multi-sport

US network CBS has launched its new OTT sports service, CBS Sports HQ, stating it is seeking to take advantage of being the first to the market with such a product.

Multi-sport

Comcast confirmed this (Tuesday) morning that it has submitted a new offer for Sky, the European broadcaster operated by rival media company 21st Century Fox, despite the latter having agreed a broader deal with Walt Disney late last year.

Football

Football streaming service Fanatiz has reached an agreement with the MP & Silva agency for rights in the US and Canada to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana club competitions.

Football

World football’s governing body Fifa is reportedly in line for bonuses of $302m (€243.3m) from its North American broadcast partners should it decide to award hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to the ‘United 2026’ joint proposal from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Boxing

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in a host of markets to boxing’s upcoming world heavyweight unification clash between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.

Basketball

Telco Altice has acquired rights to North American basketball league the NBA in the Dominican Republic, while multichannel television streaming service Sling TV has claimed a first with a carriage deal for out-of-market live game subscription service NBA League Pass.

Football

Soccer United Marketing, the media and marketing arm of North America’s Major League Soccer, has entered into a strategic partnership with London-based digital media company Copa90.

American Football

Video-sharing service YouTube, social media platform Twitter and e-commerce and media company Amazon are all in contention for the digital streaming rights package being marketed by American football league the NFL for its Thursday Night Football property, according to multiple reports.

American Football

Fox’s acquisition of broadcast rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package is the first step in the US media group’s rebuilding project after many of its assets were sold to Disney.

Rugby League

Toronto Wolfpack, the world’s first transatlantic rugby league club, has launched an OTT platform that will grant fans outside of Canada and the UK live and on-demand access to its games.

Multi-sport

US network CBS has said its new OTT sports service, CBS Sports HQ, will launch later this month.

Multi-sport

Video-sharing company YouTube has bolstered the sports output of its US cable-free live television service, YouTube TV, through a new partnership with media company Turner.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with Sky Sports to bring the UK pay-television broadcaster’s coverage of the Formula One motor-racing series to its audiences.

Basketball

The Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System and technology company Intel have launched a new platform that will result in extensive virtual reality coverage of North American basketball league the NBA.

Tennis

Pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has extended an agreement for US rights to the men’s ATP World Tour.

Snooker

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in Canada to a host of major tournaments operated by the World Snooker sanctioning body.

Football

North America’s Major League Soccer has said it will move its MLS Live out-of-market streaming package to ESPN Plus, the new OTT service being launched by US sports broadcaster ESPN.

Comcast is considering submitting a new offer for rival media company 21st Century Fox’s business assets, despite the latter having agreed a deal with Walt Disney in December, according to reports.